The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-02
Still CrOwding the Law-mak
ing Business.
FIXING THE APPROPRIATIONS
The River and HarbOr, Legislative
and Deficiency Bills Passed
Other Mention.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The presld-
ing officer presented 8 message from the
President, vetoing the Senate bill tor 'ne
erection of a public building at Latay
cite, Ind.
Hoar, from the committee on priv
Ieges and elections, reported back the
credentials of Senators Stockbridge
(Michigan) and Turpie (Indiana), to-
getber with a protest of the two houses
of the Indiana Legislature in the latter
case and moved that they be placed on
Gle and the committee discharged from
their further consideration. So ordered.
The naval appropriation bill was read
q sacOnd time and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations.
Morgan offered a esolutiOn instruct
ing the committee on Indian affairs to
examine into the condition Of the IN
dian tribes along the United States, and
especially the White Earth Reserva-
ton, Minnesota, and to investigate the
condition of Indian agents. Adopted.
The Senate then passed fifty-seven
pension bills in twenty-five minutes.
Han, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported back the naval ap-
preparation bill, with amendments.
Ordered printed and placed on calen-
dar.
On motion of Dawes, the House bill
to grant the right of way through In
dian Territory to the Chicago, Kansas
and Nebraska Railway, was taken from
the calendar and passed.
On motion of Platr, the House bill to
- IL
ton Territory, was taken from the
calendar and passed, with amendments,
and q cOnfei ence was asked on the
amendments.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill was presented by Nc
Milan and explained. The bill, as it
came from the House, originally appro-
priated, he said, STA $50 900; as it passed
the Senate it appropriated $40 go COO;
as it was now reported from the con-
ference committee it appropriated So
9l3 800.
The reading of the bill was then COM
menCed 1t was interrupted for the
following proceeding:
Mr.. Platt inquired of Mr.. Hoar the
meaning and fact of the report made
this morning from the committee on
privileges and elections in the case of
oenator-elect Turpie (Indiana>.
Mr.. HOar replied that under the gen
eral rule the Senate functions of that
committee expire with Congress, aud
all its papers are returned TO the Senate
and placed on file. The credentials of
Turpie had to be retained by the com
mittee without action until noon of the
4th of March. a thing under the ope-
ration of that general rule would have
-, l. i
this morning-that is, the papers
would have gone on the files of the'
Senate and the committee would have
been discharged from their further
consideration. The only alternative to
that course would have been an as
sumption by the committee or by the
Senate at the present session to
deal with the credentials of the gentle
man claiming to be senator-elect before
the time had arrived for the beginning
OF bis Term, and before he had presented
himself. The Senate was a continuing
oody, and it va; therefore possible that
II might be WITHIN its constitutional
power to determine, in advance. the
Tlght OF the Senator to his seat, but it
would be violation of all Constitutional
presidents, and it would be, in his iudg-
ment, viola 10: o the sense of Justice
and pTopriety OF the Senate and the
American people.
Ahe reading continued to the end of
the bill. The conference report was
then agreed to without division.
Recess until s o'clock.
EVENING.
After a long discussion. the hill was
amended so as TO make it applicable to
other States and Territories. and was
passed without division. A conferences
was asked.
The Senate then took up the House
o-u Tor the allowance Of claims reported
ny the accounting officers of the United
states treasury Department. The bill
vas ordered printed, nine y-three pages
giving the names OF IL e several claimants
ana ne amoSnt due to each the
majority being for quite small
sums. They are chiefly for quarter
masters, and COmmlSSaries' stores
,,5Aen oy the army during the war in
ii55lssoul, West Virginia, Kentucky,
- 1a-y lahu ana some portions of Ten
There having been some IS CNO such
Slams filed under the act Of InIv 4th
pa, MI. sherman denounced the law
H!lch required these small claims after
Sslng allowed by the Treasury. to be
PASSED upon by Congress, necessitatng
e employment OF attorneys who ex-
Saed ices amounting to so. 40 and so
s' cent. de argued that they should !
y paIu, not TO attorneys, but directly |
~ ~ the claimants. He moved to strike !
tn s me amendment reported by
M committee on claims, which !
Of fia ois3 The drafts payable to the orders
neys .0 ~ s sIlts, out deliverable to attor-
attorney. 40 : i-4eu po"eIS VI
yjc SIT, harris moved to amend that pro.
p ,r.Sn, SO as to leave the Treasury De- |
ren 14I rn5 10 act in the matter of pay
lions. 40 OWN rules and regula-
and I fba an assented to that proposition |
Vas ~ Tue Dill was so amended. The hill
cOntsrreeIn passed without division, and
TSe NJ. was asked.
legislative appropriation bill was